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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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